A week and a half ago, ACTS traveled to Korowe Marketplace and Kobura Primary School with the ACTS Theater group to present plays illustrating the need for behavior change with regards to HIV/AIDS transmission.
The plays presented situations of married couples, youth relationships, and other examples of areas in which knowledge and action regarding Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT) for HIV/AIDS is needed. The actors encouraged Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) as a way to reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS. They also talked about hygiene and the dangers of having multiple sexual partners. They concluded by advocating for VCT in order to take action with anti-retrovirals (ARVs) if one finds him/herself to be infected.
At Korowe Marketplace, ACTS set up a tent in which an individual could get free VCT and be personally and privately screened for HIV/AIDS. We had 11 individuals come forward for testing, including some townspeople at the marketplace and school children who stopped to watch the presentations on their way home to lunch.
After Korowe, ACTS traveled to Kobura Primary School, a short 5 minute drive away, to present a play to the children on their “prize-giving day.” The play was very well received by both the children and their attending parents. The actors did a great job not only making the audience laugh, but raising awareness of the dangers of having multiple sexual partners and unprotected intimacy. ACTS thanks the staff at Kobura Primary for making us feel so welcome!
See our pictures of our group at the marketplace:
See our pictures of our group at the marketplace:
Our actors did a great job at the school!
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